Minneapolis-based MC Brother Ali, is going back on tour. The next chapter in Ali's anthology of personal albums, entitled Us, comes September 22 from Rhymesayers. The label that has released fine work from the likes of P.O.S and MF DOOM reports that Brother Ali's new album
"touches on the strengths and flaws of the human condition, exploring drug abuse, divorce, homophobia, and many more topics that most people are scared to touch in their own lives, much less on an album for the world to see."
A tour of North America with fellow mic-rockers Evidence, BK One, and Toki Wright will follow Us' release. The confirmed dates of his tour are listed below:
SEPT 22 DULUTH, MN, PIZZA LUCE SEPT
23 MANKATO, MN, WHAT'S UP LOUNGE SEPT
24 IOWA CITY, IA, THE INDUSTRY SEPT
25 SIOUX FALLS, SD, NUTTY'S NORTH SEPT
26 OMAHA, NE, THE WAITING ROOM SEPT
27 LAWRENCE, KS, GRANADA SEPT
29 DENVER, CO, OGDEN THEATER SEPT
30 BOULDER, CO, FOX THEATRE OCT
1 COLORADO SPRINGS, CO, THE BLACK SHEEP OCT
2 SALT LAKE CITY, UT, IN THE VENUE OCT
3 BOISE, ID, THE VENUE OCT
4 MISSOULA, MT, THE BADLANDER OCT
6 SPOKANE, WA, THE BOULEVARD OCT
7 SEATTLE, WA, NEUMO'S OCT
8 VICTORIA, BC, ELEMENT OCT
9 VANCOUVER, BC, VENUE OCT
10 BELLINGHAM, WA, THE NIGHTLIGHT OCT
11 PORTLAND, OR, HAWTHORNE THEATER OCT
12 EUGENE, OR, WOW HALL OCT
14 ARCATA, CA, HUMBOLDT STATE UNIV OCT
15 RENO, NV, THE NEW OASIS OCT
16 SANTA CRUZ, CA, THE CATALYST OCT
17 SAN FRANCISCO, CA, SLIM'S OCT
18 SANTA CLARA, CA, AVALON NIGHTCLUB OCT
20 LOS ANGELES, CA, EL REY THEATRE OCT
21 SAN DIEGO, CA, CANE'S OCT
22 TEMPE, AZ, CLUB RED OCT
23 TUCSON, AZ, CLUB CONGRESS OCT
24 ALBUQUERQUE, NM, SUNSHINE THEATER OCT
26 LUBBOCK, TX, THE FOUNDATION OCT
27 DALLAS, TX, GRANADA THEATER OCT
28 AUSTIN, TX, EMO'S OCT
29 HOUSTON, TX, WAREHOUSE LIVE NOV
1 ORLANDO, FL, THE SOCIAL NOV
4 CARRBORO, NC, CAT'S CRADLE NOV
5 BALTIMORE, MD, THE OTTOBAR NOV
6 PHILADELPHIA, PA, 1st UNITARIAN CHURCH NOV
7 NEW YORK, NY, IRVING PLAZA NOV
8 BOSTON, MA, THE PARADISE NOV
9 BURLINGTON, VT, HIGHER GROUND NOV
10 PORTLAND, ME, THE ASYLUM NOV
11 NORTHAMPTON, MA, PEARL STREET NOV
13 CLEVELAND, OH, GROG SHOP NOV
14 COLUMBUS, OH, SKULLY'S MUSIC DINER NOV
15 LOUISVILLE, KY, UNCLE PLEASANT'S NOV
17 ANN ARBOR, MI, BLIND PIG NOV
18 CHICAGO, IL, METRO NOV
19 MADISON, WI, BARRYMORE THEATER NOV
20 MINNEAPOLIS, MN, FIRST AVENUE
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Brother Ali on Us
